September 16, 1865

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Features

Improved Sewing Machine, Rock-boring Machine

Draper's Civil Policy of America

Miscellaneous Summary

Recent American Patents

Seeing Jupiter's Moon's in a Looking-Glass

The Disaster to the Cable

Eye Service

Richardson's Cream Pump

Richardson's Boot-Jack

A Heavy Locomotive

Troubles Incident to Steam Boilers

The Corn Sugar Patents

Close Weather

Patent Claims

Patent Agency Office

Departments

Departments

Correspondence

Notes and Queries

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